3.0.0 1716 2023-01-11T13:23:43Z 2023-01-11T13:23:43Z Senate S S 2013-11-14 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2013-11-14T22:51:25Z Balancing Act 113 505 HR 2013-04-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training. Related bill CRS American Jobs Act of 2013 113 2821 HR 2014-09-18 Motion to Discharge Committee filed by Ms. Wilson (FL). Petition No: 113-12. (<a href="http://clerk.house.gov/113/lrc/pd/petitions/DisPet0012.xml">Discharge petition</a> text with signatures.) Related bill CRS Invest in United States Act of 2014 113 3939 HR 2014-06-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. Related bill CRS 2013-11-14 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2013-11-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000805 Sen. Warner, Mark R. [D-VA] Mark Warner D VA R. N B000575 Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] Roy Blunt R MO 2013-11-14 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2013-11-14 True G000555 Sen. Gillibrand, Kirsten E. [D-NY] Kirsten Gillibrand D NY E. 2013-11-14 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2013-11-14 True C001088 Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE] Christopher Coons D DE A. 2013-11-14 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2013-11-14 True W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. 2013-11-14 True M001170 Sen. McCaskill, Claire [D-MO] Claire McCaskill D MO 2013-11-14 True K000360 Sen. Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL] MARK KIRK R IL STEVEN 2013-11-14 True M001183 Sen. Manchin, Joe, III [D-WV] Joseph Manchin D WV 2014-05-22 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2014-05-22 False B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2014-05-22 False Transportation and Public Works Aviation and airports Dams and canals Electric power generation and transmission Energy storage, supplies, demand Government corporations and government-sponsored enterprises Government lending and loan guarantees Infrastructure development Marine and inland water transportation Navigation, waterways, harbors Public transit Public-private cooperation Railroads Roads and highways Rural conditions and development Transportation programs funding Water quality Water resources funding Water use and supply Transportation and Public Works 00 2013-11-14 Introduced in Senate 2014-01-07T22:18:34Z Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act or BRIDGE Act - Establishes the Infrastructure Financing Authority (IFA) as a wholly-owned government corporation, headed by a Chief Executive Officer and managed by a Board of Directors, which shall provide direct loans and loan guarantees to facilitate the construction, consolidation, alteration, or repair of transportation, water, and energy infrastructure projects. Requires infrastructure projects assisted under this Act to have costs that are reasonably anticipated to equal or exceed $50 million ($10 million for rural infrastructure projects).

Sets forth special requirements for infrastructure projects in rural areas. Establishes an Office of Technical and Rural Assistance to provide technical assistance to state and local governments and parties in public-private partnerships in the development and financing of eligible infrastructure projects, including rural infrastructure projects.

Establishes an Office of Special Inspector General to conduct, supervise, and coordinate audits and investigations of the business activities of IFA.

Prohibits financial assistance from IFA for any private project for which no public benefit is created. Sets forth terms for loans or loan guarantees for eligible infrastructure projects and for the repayment of such loans. Requires an annual independent audit of IFA finances.

Requires the Chief Executive Officer of IFA to: (1) establish fees with respect to loans and loan guarantees that are sufficient to cover IFA's administrative costs; and (2) take actions to make IFA a self-sustaining entity, with administrative and federal credit subsidy costs fully funded by fees and risk premiums on loans and loan guarantees.

]]> BRIDGE Act Display Title BRIDGE Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new long-term job creation through the establishment of an Infrastructure Financing Authority, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced BRIDGE Act Short Titles as Introduced Building and Renewing Infrastructure for Development and Growth in Employment Act Introduced in Senate 2013-11-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s1716is/xml/BILLS-113s1716is.xml 2013-11-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.